The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-21
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

quotations: Wheat-No 2, 70A@70l2o>
Corn-No 3. 43c. 0ats-No. 2, 2S1sc Rye
No. 1, 4S12c Barley, 6212c
A Law and Order League with member
ship of thirty, has been organized at Ashland
John B. Croasdale, of Milwaukee. captured
large black bear, weighing over two hun
dred and fifty pounds, in the town of Eaton,
Clark County, few days ago,
The large barn at Islandale near Ocono-
mowoc, belong ng to W. l. Peck, of Chi
cago. was burned the other night The
horses and carriages and general contents
were saved Loss, $1,000; insurance, 81
800 The fire was evidently the work OF an
incendiary.
Ematosh Boyer accidentally discharged
both barrels of his gun while hunting few
VS. age near Wauboo, Price County. The
Oh arges blew off his head and passed into
his abdomen, almost completely disembow
cling him.
D. H Jones, of Barneveld Iowa County,
was few days ago visited by his daughter,
who, when he last saw her, was five years
old, She is now wife with six children
1t is reported that Chicago buyers are in
Manitowoc County paying seventy-five cents
and even more for all the potatoes they can
secure. The short crop is the incentive.
The Watertown Business Mems Association
has gone out of existence.
John Grasp, aged eighty years, was found
dead in his bed at Prairie du Chen few
days ago Old age and general debility were
the causes.
H NJ Stocking, of Eau Claire, recently
closed negotiations for the purchase Of
tracts of standing timber to contain seventy
1DIc
negotiated for other tracts, embracing from
fifty million to sixty million fee@ The lands
are located in the counties Of Ashland,
Douglas and Bayfield,
German carp are being largely introduced
into the private and public streams of the
State under the direction of the State Fish
Hatchery Many thousands of this var ETY.
of the finny tribe have been put into the
rivers and her water courses of the south
ern part Of the State
I" Doe" Foster, an eccentric Milwaukee
genius was found dead the other day in
the rooms which he had long occupied
where, in connection with a black Irish set
ter and two game chickens, he lived the
life of veritabie hermit On the streets
the old man was sociable and friendly, but
never allowed any person to invade his
premises.
Thirty Indians have filed notices at Ash
land of the selection of farms near Buffalo
Lake under the Severalty law.
Ira. Russell and Albert Goblin, living near
Bosc0be, got into quarrel the other day
over an iron wedge, and Ira was struck over
the head with piece of iron and fatally in
jured
Bessie Johnson, aservant in G. +. Millards
n, FOL fOr
in bed from sutfocation by gas few morn
ings ago.
Solomon Sail was arrested in Ashland the
other day by the sheriff Of De Kalb County,
Ill, and taken to Sycamore on the charge
of bigamy. Sail was said to have two wives
in the southern part of Wisconsin and one in
Sycamore.
Three or four crew of oarsmen in the lum-
bering trade about Eau Cla re struck the
other day for an increase of pay to two dol
lars per day. The demands were generally
refused, and the men were paid off and
subst tutes secured.
The stockhold 9rs of the Hudson Building
Association, whose secretary died recent y,
leaving his accounts short $4,000, have
ordered the directors to sue all officers of
the associat on responsible for the shortage
OucI D6fG1dI
Hudson men are involved
HORACE ?. Brownell, Waterman ut the
crossing of the St Paul & Central railroads,
two miles east of Waukesha, was found
dead at his post few nights ago No clue
20 the murderer had been obtained
A singular incident is reported in con-
nection with the recent death of Miss Mary
Walsh, for several years a teacher in the
II, e Z l.
her demise little bird flew into the room
aud lighted upon the hand of the sick
lady. She clasped the tiny visitor to Eer
BOSOM and, tenderly stroking its dOwny
feathers smilingly and peacefully re-
marked to those at her bedside: Dear
ones, my messenger has come to summon
me hence. l must soon leave you Then,
relaxing her feeble grasp, the little song
ster fitted through the window again to
liberty, and in a moment thereafter Mary's
spirit took its fl ght to realms immortal
Rev. George s. Mills died 1T Lake Mills,
Jefferson County, few days ago, after a
short illness.
The saving season in Northwestern Wis
consin is nearing an end, and within the
space of a few weeks many of the larger
mills will close for ii season. The lumber
output from the Chippewa valley mills,
some fifteen in number, will reach from
300, 100000 to 400,OO0,00 feet, being
somewhat in excess of the manufacturing
record Of last year
Ex-Congressman Thad G. Pound has been
appointed by the President as commissioner
to inspect section of railroad in California
and Oregon.
The recent trial of William Schaetzer, of
GhobnIyfray. 40 EilIiY1or of 0niu EIGnl6
resulted in a verdict OF acqittaL
A peculiar and distressing accident oc-
cured to Fred Galloway at Durand, Pep.n
County, few days ago. While adjusting
zap to a shell for a gun it failed to fit and
striking the shell with a hammer caused it
to explode with such force as to completely
shatter his right hand to pieces, and it. had
to be amputated above the wrist.
Edward Phillips, well known passenger
conductor between Milwaukee and La
Crosse, was fatally injured the other after
noon as his train was crossing br dye near
Milwaukee. He put his head out of tie
baggage-room door, when he fell out His
skull was fractured and his left leg and hip
broken
Towns north of Green Bay recently
shipped eleven tons of fish by express to
tons billed for the same train.
Senator Sawyer recently completed ne
EQUATIONS for the purchase of a tract Of
pine on the Menominee river, comprising
one hundred million feet, for which he
would pay $250,O00 The purchase was
made in the interest of Sawyer, Goodman
& Co, of Chicago.
The annual reunion of the survivors of
Company c, Eighth Regiment, Familiarity
known all over as the Eagle Company, that
carried 20 d Abe" the National bird, safely
through the late rebellion, took place re-
Gently at Eau Claire
Charles Klitzkie, for many years resi-
lent of Hebron, Jefferson County, died re-
Gently under peculiar circumstances The
day previous to his death he purchased
box of rough on rats and little whisky.
Strong suspicious were entertained that he
came to his death from premeditated sui
eide, although heart-disease may have been
the cause. Deceased was seyenty-fVe years
old
The reunion and campfire of the 6. A. z